Center Point Tower, designed by Richard Seifert, stands between New Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road. A symbol of the vibrant and liberating social change affecting 1960s London, it was one of the first tall buildings in London to be constructed using pre-cast structural components. This new technique, developed by structural engineers Pell Frischmann (who returned to work on the building alongside Conran and Partners in the current transformation) resulted in a precisely manufactured exo-skeleton structure. This was manufactured off-site and then delivered to site on a daily basis, panel by panel, for installation.

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Architects: Conran and Partners

Location: Oxford St, London, United Kingdom

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Luke Hayes, Mark Luscombe Whyte, Charlie Dailey
Main Contractor : Multiplex

Structural Engineer: Pell Frischmann

Mep & Fire : Grontmij

Façade Consultant : Wintech

Acoustic Consultant : Sandy Brown

Planning Consultant: Gerald Eve

Mep: Lorne Stewart

Joinery : Brown & Carroll

Client : Almacantar

Kitchens: Boffi

Glazing: Lindner

Townscape : City Designer

Cost Consultant And Employer?s Agent : WT Partnership

Façade Cleaning : PAYE

Stone : Marmi

Retail : Seele

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